Does anyone here know how well he pitched in the Mexican League from 1946-1949? If it was as well as he pitched in 1945, 1950, and 1951 for the Giants, he may be one of the most underappreciated stars in history.

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29 Feb 2004 12:22:39

Cameron Laird

Re: Sal Maglie

In article <jYh0c.9380$qX5.6067@nwrdny03.gnilink.net >, Dvd Avins <dvdNOavinsSPAM@pobox.com > wrote: >Does anyone here know how well he pitched in the Mexican League from >1946-1949? If it was as well as he pitched in 1945, 1950, and 1951 for the >Giants, he may be one of the most underappreciated stars in history. . . . Neat: his career ERA+ is tied for 47th all-time, in the Gossage-Saberhagen-Palmer range. With reasonable allowance for the missing years, he has a rate that compares to Koufax-Dean-Hubbell-Rusie. "The Barber" *was* good! --

claird@lairds.com (Cameron Laird) wrote in message news:<1043mcffukcgq43@corp.supernews.com >... > . > Neat: his career ERA+ is tied for 47th all-time, in > the Gossage-Saberhagen-Palmer range. With reasonable > allowance for the missing years, he has a rate that > compares to Koufax-Dean-Hubbell-Rusie. "The Barber" > *was* good!

He was a starter in the 1951 Bobby Thompson game, 1954 WS game where Mays made The Catch, and opposed Don Larsen in his perfect game...